Fertilizer-distributer



(No Model.)

J. W. BOZAR.

l FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTEB..

No. 452,240. v Patented May 12, 1891.

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JAMES lV. ROZAR, OF RAVLINS, GEORGIA.

FERTIYLIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,240, dated 12,1891.

Application filed July 22, 1890. Serial No. 359,574. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W'. ROZAR, of Rawlins, in the county of Dodgeand State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful- Vith these objectsin view my invention consists in the peculiar construction of thevarious parts and the novel mannerin which they are combined,as will bemore fully hereinafter referred to and claimed.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate the same parts, Figure l is a sideView of my improved machine, and Fig. 2 is a central verticallongitudinal section of the same.

In carrying out my invention I employ a beam B, standard S, secured tothe same, an opening-plow P, attached to said standard," and the handlesH, all of which are constructed and arranged in the usual or anypreferred manner. The beam Bis preferably foreshortened, as shown, andto the forward end of the saine is secured a bearing-frame A, in whichis journaled the wheel A', the clevis C being secured at the forward endof the said frame. By means of the frameI am enabled to use a largerwheel and yet have the same in alignment with the standard and share.The frame is secured to the beam B by means of the upper and lowerclip-pieces B and C', respectively.

Vertical brackets D are secured to each side of the beam near itsforward end and connect said beam with the handles H, and between thesaid brackets is secured the rigid hopper E, said hopper having an openbottom, and pivoted to thehopper E and beneath the same is thesupplemental hopper or vibrating shoe E", said hopper E being opened atits rear end and provided with a spout E2, which extends into thedelivery-chute F, said chute being secured to the rear of the handlesand beam and projecting downward directly beneath the standard.

A lever G is secured to one side of the vibrating hopper or shoe E andprojects forward alongside the wheel A', which wheelis provided with aseries of laterally-projecting pins or studs d, adapted to engage thefree end of the lever, oscillating the same and communicating avibratory motion to the shoe E', which receives the fertilizer or seedfrom the main hopper E.

A regulator slide-plate K is secured to the rear side of the hopper Eand projects down into the vibrating hopper E', and is adjustable inorder that the feed may be regulated.

A cordor chain G is attached to the free end of the lever G and issecured at the other end to one of the handles within reach of theoperator,'as clearly shown, said cord passing through an eye g upon thehopper E, and by pulling on the cord the lever is lifted and thedistributing. stopped. lVith a fertilizer-distributer constructed asdescribed one can plow and fertilize at the same time, thereby saving agreat deal of time, labor, and expense, and my fertilizer-distributerisequally well adapted for plan ting.

In operation the fertilizer or seed is placed in the hopper E, where itpasses down into the supplemental hopper or shoe E', and, the feed-boardhavingbeen regulated, the device is started. The wheel A in revolvingwill operate the lever G, which willn turn vibrate the hopper or shoeE', thus feeding the fertilizer or seed from the spout E2 to chute F,whereby itis delivered to the ground in the center of the furrow.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- In adistributer, the combination, with the beam I3, the bearing-frame A, thelower clip B', the upper clip C', by means of which the bearing-frame issecured to the forward end of the beam B, the studded wheel A',thehandles IOO ll,tl1e brackets D, connected t0 Lhebealn and alignmentwith the studded wheel, the lever- 1o handles, the rigid hopper E,secured to the arm G, and the rope G, all arranged and brackets, theadjustable feed-slide K, the viadapted to operate substantially as shownbra-Ling hopper E', pivoted to the rigid 110pand described.

5 per and beneath the same, the spout E2, rigid i y, f

with the Vibrating hopper, the feed-delivery JAMED ROAR chute F,arranged at the rear of the bea-n1, l Witnesses:

the standard S, secured to the beam directly in advance of thedelivery-chute and in D. M. BUCHAN, A. E. SHAPPELL.

